What color is #DFB0C1?

#DFB0C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DFB0C1?

The RGB value is 223, 176, 193: 223 red, 176 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DFB0C1?

The complementary color is #B0DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DFB0C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DFB0C1 color

#DFB0C1 rgb(223, 176, 193)

Shades of pink

The hex color #DFB0C1 is a light, desaturated rose.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.5% red, 69% green and 75.7% blue (223, 176, 193).

Its hue angle is 338°, with 42% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 13% yellow and 13% black.

The closest named color is Mental Floss (#DEB4C5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.12:1).

#DFB0C1 color codes

HEX	`#DFB0C1`
RGB	`rgb(223, 176, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.5%, 69%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(338, 42%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(338, 21%, 87%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 13%, 13%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.43, 19.71, -2.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.43, 19.82, 353.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.582, 50.591, 57.279)`
Decimal	`14659777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DFB0C1, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DFB0C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DFB0C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.89:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DFB0C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dfb0c1; }
.text { color: #dfb0c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfb0c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(223 176 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dfb0c1, #dfb7b0); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Pink.

Questions

What color is #DFB0C1?: #DFB0C1 is a light, desaturated rose, closest to the named color Mental Floss. It belongs to the pink family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DFB0C1?: The RGB value is 223, 176, 193: 223 red, 176 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DFB0C1?: The complementary color is #B0DFCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DFB0C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.12:1 and white text 1.89:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.